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Jharkhand poll outcome rejection of BJP’s ‘divisive politics’: Amarinder

Chandigarh:Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday hailed the Jharkhand Assembly poll results and said the people have rejected the BJP’s “divisive politics”. The “reversal of the ruling BJP’s fortunes, which had begun earlier this year, has taken another leap forward with these polls”, he said. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance appeared set to cross the majority […]

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BJP respects Jharkhand mandate: Amit Shah

BJP respects Jharkhand mandate: Amit Shah

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday his party respects the mandate of Jharkhand voters, as it lost to the rival JMM-Congress alliance in the assembly elections. In a tweet, Shah also expressed his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for giving the BJP a chance to govern the state for five years […]

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Anti-CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London

Anti-CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London

London: Hundreds of students and other groups gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square in London on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India. The peaceful protest, called with a message to Defend the Indian Constitution, brought together a number […]

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More violence in UP, protesters indulge in vandalism during Bihar bandh, peaceful demonstration in Assam

More violence in UP, protesters indulge in vandalism during Bihar bandh, peaceful demonstration in Assam

New Delhi/Kanpur/Patna/Mangaluru: There was more violence in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday during anti-CAA protests with a mob torching a police post in Kanpur, while large-scale vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were witnessed in Bihar during a bandh called by the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal against the amended Citizenship Act. At least 15 […]

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AILU demands restoration of statehood to J-K, terms CAA ‘divisive’

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir chapter of the All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) on Saturday demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, release of detained political leaders and restoration of internet services. It also opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and urged the BJP-led government at the Centre to shun its rigidity on […]

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Traffic Management: Div Com devises regulations

Traffic Management: Div Com devises regulations

SRINAGAR: In pursuance to the directions given by  High Court in respect of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding traffic management, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting in which he devised regulations to curb traffic congestion. The Divisional Commissioner constituted six no parking zones including Lal Chowk to Dalgate, Lal Chowk […]

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Anti-CAA stir: Police post torched in Kanpur; death toll in UP violence rises to 15

Lucknow:  A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of anti-citizenship protests in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15. Over 260 policemen were also injured, of whom 57 received gunshot wounds, IG (Law and […]

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Police conduct flag march in violence-hit areas in Delhi, Bhim Army chief arrested, protests continue

New Delhi: A day after massive protests and violence in the national capital, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad was arrested here on Saturday while police and paramilitary personnel carried out flag march in violence-hit areas, even as scores of people held peaceful demonstrations against the amended Citizenship Act at several places. Azad was taken into […]

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49 journalists murdered in 2019

Paris: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The “historically low” number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that “journalism remains a dangerous profession”. Some 80 journalists a year have lost their […]

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Congregational prayers held at Jamia Masjid for first time since Aug 5

Congregational prayers held at Jamia Masjid for first time since Aug 5

Srinagar: Congregational prayers were held on Wednesday at the historic Jamia Masjid here for the first time since the Centre abrogated certain provisions of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories. The authorities had sealed all the entry points to the mosque on August 5, the day the government announced […]